Grand Prairie Center opens new season with Golden Acrobats

It is the company’s 34th year of continuous touring in the United States, and the Golden Dragons remain the only Chinese acrobatic company to tour the United States year-round.

By Sarah Morris, reporter3@stuttgartdailyleader.com

The start of the 2012-2013-performance season has finally arrived with the Golden Dragon Acrobats scheduled to perform at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, in Riceland Auditorium of the Grand Prairie Center (GPC).

“The Golden Dragon Acrobats represent the best of a time honored tradition that began more than 25 centuries ago,” according to GPC. “The Golden Dragons are recognized throughout the United States and abroad as the premiere Chinese acrobatic touring company of today.”

It will be GPC’s first of 12 performances scheduled through May 2013, Director Amanda Holsted said.

It is the company’s 34th year of continuous touring in the United States, and the Golden Dragons remain the only Chinese acrobatic company to tour the United States year-round. According to www.goldendragonacrobats.com, manager Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques to present the show.

The Golden Dragon Acrobats first made their Broadway debut in November 2005 at New Victory Theater in New York. The six-week Broadway run was then highlighted by the Golden Dragons receiving two prestigious New York Drama Desk nominations for Danny Chang for Unique Theatrical Experience and Angela Chan for Best Choreography.

Tickets are $22.50 or $30 for main floor seating and $15 for balcony seating. To purchase tickets, go online to www.pccua.edu/gpc or visit the box office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The box office, 2709 Hwy. 165 S, is open two hours before each performance.

For more information, contact the Grand Prairie Center at (870) 673-4201 Ext. 1895.